

The Daddy Longlegs Blues
"He's a Daddy Longlegs . . .It reads that way throughout the whole book which is rather catchy, really. My one and only objection to this book is that it repeats the refrain "Shake your booty" which is something I really never want to hear fly out of the mouth of my 2 1/2 year old (or, for that matter, my five year old when he turns five, or a ten year old or at any age). But since my 2 1/2 year old can't read, I just skipped that line and all was well!
He digs dank, dark spaces.
He brings rhythm and soul to gloomy places.
Just get mellow to the bellow of his saxophone.
He's the world's most rhythmical opilione.
He plays the blues.
The Daddy Longlegs Blues."
Bookworm1 loved inspecting the insects. (I've talked about my love of insects before.) This book would be a fun addition to a study on insects. It's different. It's lyrical. It's cute. It has dancing lady bugs and as far as Bookworm1 is concerned, that's about all that it needs. Bees play the harmonica, flies play drums.
"Creepin' and a crawlin', no stop, stop, stoppin.'"Like I said, it's a bit different and unique and I imagine it would be a crowd pleaser.
The second book we got to look AND listen to is The Peter Yarrow Songbook: Let's Sing Together!

Each song is illustrated and in the back of the book there are chord charts for people who would like to "pick" along with the book. However, even though he provides the chord charts, he encourages 'his fellow pickers' to explore and experiment with the chord patterns, arguing that each artist must interpret the music as he or she sees fit. Peter Yarrow really designed this book so that children would be a.) drawn to folk music and b.) would have fun being creative in their own right.
Again, Terry Widener's illustrations are quaint and "down home," for lack of a better phrase. The colors used are very gentle, giving this book a very calm feel. Definitely an interesting collection of songs and, as I said, it kinda beats out those old Reader's Digest songbooks . . . although nothing can quite replace those memories!
2 comments:
That songbook looks especially good--I'll have to look it up. My Louise LOVES to sing.
We've read a few rhyming picture books about insects, too. I reviewed one of them here--->http://hopeistheword.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/read-aloud-thursday-4/
So glad you played, as always!
These books look like fun! I'll check them out.
-Mary
Post a Comment